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adj
Similar to or having the qualities of a nouveau pauvre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A newly impoverished person; somebody who has recently become poor.
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History
Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau pauvre (“new poor”), modeled on nouveau riche (“new money”).
